Associations to the word «Reanalyze»

Wiktionary

REANALYZE, verb. Analyze again
REANALYZE, verb. (linguistics) Analyze a lexeme with a different structure from its original, often by misunderstanding. For example, hamburger, which is originally Hamburg + -er, was reanalyzed as ham + -burger, which produced words like cheeseburger.

Wise words

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
Mark Twain